Source: Johnson Library, National Security
File, Files of Walt Rostow,
Nixon, Richard—Vietnam.
Secret; Sensitive. A notation on the memorandum by the President
reads: “Walt—Call me about
last paragraph. L.”

Source: Johnson Library,
National Security File, Country File, Vietnam, Memos to the
President/Bombing Halt Decision, Vol.
I [1 of 3]. Secret; HARVAN. Prepared by Rostow. In an attached covering memorandum
transmitting this memorandum to the President, October 21, Rostow wrote: “Herewith memoranda
for the record on your talks with Harriman (September 17) and with Vance (October 3). Also attached
are the outgoing and incoming cables which confirm Harriman-Vance support for a bombing
resumption if ‘our understandings’ are violated. You will note that
I included the very sensitive reference to the Dobrynin communication of September
16. This means, of course, that these memoranda for the record
should be handled with the highest security.” The notation “ps” on
the covering memorandum indicates that the President saw the
attached memoranda.

Source: Johnson Library, Recordings and
Transcripts, Recording of Telephone Conversation Between Johnson and Rusk, October 3, 1968, 10:15 a.m.,
Tape F6810.02, PNO 4-5. No
classification marking. This transcript was prepared specifically
for this volume in the Office of the Historian. Rusk called from New York, where he
was attending the UN General
Assembly. The President was in Washington. (Ibid., President's Daily
Diary)

Source: Johnson Library, Recordings and
Transcripts, Recording of Telephone Conversation Between Johnson and Rusk, October 6, 1968, 10:49 p.m.,
Tape F6810.02, PNO 6-7. No
classification marking. This transcript was prepared specifically
for this volume in the Office of the Historian. Rusk called from New York, where he
was attending the UN General
Assembly. The President was in Washington. (Ibid., President's Daily
Diary)

Source: Johnson Library, Recordings and
Transcripts, Recording of Telephone Conversation Between Johnson and Rusk, October 7, 1968, 10:02 a.m.,
Tape F6810.02, PNO 8. No
classification marking. This transcript was prepared specifically
for this volume in the Office of the Historian. Rusk called from New York, where he
was attending the UN General
Assembly. The President was in Washington. (Ibid., President's Daily
Diary)

Source: Johnson Library, National Security
File, Country File, Vietnam, 3 F, Memos on Bombing in Vietnam,
3/67-10/68. No classification marking. The notation “ps” on the
memorandum indicates that the President saw it. A separate notation
in an unknown hand reads: “To Rostow for comment.”

Source: National Archives and
Records Administration, RG 59,
Central Files 1967-69, POL 23-9
VIETS. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted by John
Burke of the Vietnam Working Group, cleared by
John Walsh of S/S, and approved by Bundy.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security
File, Country File, Vietnam, Memos to the President/Bombing Halt
Decision, Vol. I [3 of 3]. Top Secret; Literally Eyes Only. The
notation “ps” on the memorandum indicates that the President saw
it.

Source: Johnson Library,
Tom Johnson's Notes of
Meetings. Secret; Eyes Only for the President. Christian and Tom Johnson joined the meeting at
10 a.m., and it concluded at 12:07 p.m. (Ibid., President's Daily
Diary) These notes, drafted by Rostow on October 16, cover only the part of the
meeting prior to 10 a.m. For the rest of the meeting, see Document 68. A complete transcript is in the
Johnson Library,
Transcripts of Meetings in the Cabinet Room.

Source:
Johnson Library,
Tom Johnson's Notes of
Meetings. Eyes Only for the President. These notes, taken by
Tom Johnson, cover only
the portion of the meeting after 10 a.m.; for the earlier part of
the meeting, see Document 67. The President
temporarily left the meeting at 11:21 a.m. and returned at 11:30
a.m. The meeting concluded at 12:07 p.m. (Johnson Library, President's Daily
Diary) A complete transcript of the meeting is ibid., Transcripts of
Meetings in the Cabinet Room.

Source:
Johnson Library,
Tom Johnson's Notes of
Meetings. Eyes Only for the President. The meeting began at 1:38 in
the Cabinet Room. Christian
joined the meeting at 2:17 p.m., Russell entered at 2:22 p.m., Rusk at 2:45 p.m., and Westmoreland at 3:15 p.m. The
meeting ended at 3:40 p.m. (Ibid., President's Daily Diary)
Bromley Smith's notes of
the meeting are ibid., Meeting Notes File, 7/68-12/68, and a
complete transcript of the meeting is ibid., Transcripts of Meetings
in the Cabinet Room.

Source:
Johnson Library,
Tom Johnson's Notes of
Meetings. Eyes Only for the President. Eyes Only for the President.
The meeting lasted from 7:15 until 8 p.m. and was held in the
Cabinet Room. (Ibid., President's Daily Diary) A full transcript of
the meeting is ibid., Transcripts of Meetings in the Cabinet
Room.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security
File, Country File, Vietnam, 9/30-10/22/68, Memos to the
President/Bombing Halt Decision, Vol. I [3 of 3]. Secret; HARVAN/Double Plus. The notation
“ps” on the memorandum indicates that the President saw it.

Source:
Johnson Library,
Tom Johnson's Notes of
Meetings. No classification marking. The meeting was held in the
Oval Office, where the President and McPherson had been since 7:25 p.m. Rusk, Clifford, and Read arrived at 7:32, Tom Johnson at 7:33, and Bundy at 7:34. The President
called Rostow at 7:55 p.m.
Rusk, Read, Tom Johnson, and Bundy left at 7:50, and Clifford remained until 8:12. (Ibid., President's
Daily Diary)